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Pulling a Gun on a Pool Party? Texas Cop Suspended After Manhandling Bikini-Clad Black Teen
A white police officer threw an African-American 14-year-old girl to the ground and pointed his pistol at other black youths at a pool party.
Don’t Believe the Hype About the Benefits of Free Trade
The essence of the free trade debate revolves around a key question: Who benefits?
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Why the European Court of Human Rights Is No Friend to Migrants
The way forward is not to destroy the institutions responsible for upholding human rights, but to reinforce their capability.
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Families of Police Violence Victims Face Trauma Without Support
Truthout spoke with relatives of murdered Black men, who described feeling angry and isolated, their lives left in tatters.
Exile on Main Street
Instead of a ladder, we have built a higher wall to keep the poor out of the middle class.
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Latin America: Women in Resistance and Resilience
What does it mean for women to fight back?
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How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti and Built Six Homes
Even as the group has publicly celebrated its work, insider accounts detail a string of failures.
Modi’s “New and Improved” India
The increasingly intolerant societal landscape and a growing economic divide challenge Narendra Modi's vision and ultimately India's democracy.
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The Gambit to Free Chelsea Manning
Manning's lawyers expect to have a hearing before the US Army Criminal Court of Appeals sometime this year.
For Advocates, Push to End Solitary Confinement in Prison Only Begins With Youth Isolation
The call to end youth solitary confinement has been growing louder. Will it extend to those in prison over 18?